Old Fashioned Butter Cookies- Land O Lakes Butter Package

By amaliana

Ingredients

• 1 cup Land O Lakes Sweet Cream Butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

In 3-quart mixer bowl cream butter, sugar and egg until light and fluffy. Beat in flour, baking powder, orange juice and vanilla until smooth and well combined. Chill 2 to 3 hours or until firm enough to be rolled.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Roll out dough, 1/2 at a time, on well floured surface to 1/8" to 1/4" thickness. Cut out with cookie cutters. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake near center of 400 degree oven for 6 to 10 minutes or until golden brown on edges. Cool on wire rack. Frost.

Tip: For a crispier cookie roll to 1/8" thickness; for a softer cookie roll to 1/4".

Butter Cream Frosting:
In a 1 1/2-quart mixer bowl cream 3 cups confectioners' sugar and 1/3 cup softened Land O Lakes Sweet Cream Butter on low speed until combined. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat on high speed until fluffy (about 1 1/2 minutes).